Trunk-fastener.



W. D. BARNES.

TRUNK FASTENEH.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 1, 1911.

- Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

iflLUMBlA PLANOGRAPII GIL-WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER D. BARNES, 0F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

TRUNK-FASTENER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER D. BARNES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State ofUtah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunk-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to spring hasps for trunks, suit cases and thelike, and my object is to provide a hasp for holding the top firmly inplace on the trunk or suit case, and one that will hold said top againstlateral as well as vertical movement.

These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference indicatelike parts throughout the several fig ures, and as described in thespecification forming a part of this application.

Figure l is a side elevation of the hasp in position as clasped, andwith a position shown in dotted line of the parts with the lever thrownback to raise the top of the trunk. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectionalview showing the lever and spring set, and in dotted lines the leverpartially raised and the spring released. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionon line a" w of Fig. 1.

On a base plate 1, which is firmly secured'on the top A of a trunk, issecured a U-shaped barrel 2 having one end closed and an aperture oropening in the other end, and with elongated slots 3 in the sides.Within said barrel 2 is made to operate a plunger bolt 4. A head 4 hasoppositely disposed holes 5 therein, and on the other portion is carrieda spiral spring 6, one end of said spring bears against the largerportion 4: of said plunger bolt and the other end against the lower endof the said barrel 2. WVithin said holes 5 of said plunger bolt arefitted the ends of a rect-angularly shaped link 7, portions of whichslide within said slots 3. On the sides B of the trunk is secured thebracket shaped plate 8 at the end adjacent said barrel 2:. Within saidCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 1, 1911.

Patented Apr. 23, 1912.

Serial No. 663,462.

bracket shaped end of said plate 8 is fastened or integrally formed asocket 9, within which the end of the plunger'bolt 4 is made at times toseat. Pivoted to the sides of said bracket shaped plate 8 is one end ofa bracket shaped lever 10 having link engaging open slots 11 cut in theside edges, within which slots 11 the end of said link 7 at timesengages. lVith the said base plate 1 fastened on the top A of the trunk,and the bracket shaped plate 8 fastened on the side B of a trunk withtheir edges adjacent, the operation of my device is as follows The lever10 is thrown up and the link 7 passed thereover and into engagement inthe open slots 11, as shown in dotted lines Figs. 1 and 2. With the saidlink so engaged with the lever 10, said lever is thrown down as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. This movement will draw the plunger bolt 4 longitudinallywithin the said barrel 2, and cause the end of said bolt 4: to seat inthe socket 9, and thereby hold the top firmly against lateral movement.The tension of the spring 6 will hold said top A from being raised. Whenthe said movement of the parts is reversed, and the said lever 10 israised, the spring will draw the said plunger bolt from the said socket9 and the top may be raised.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patentand claim In a clasp for trunks, suit cases and the like the combinationof a base plate, a U-shaped barrel fastened thereto, a plunger boltoperated within said barrel, a link pivotally secured in the side ofsaid plunger bolt, a bracket shaped plate, a socket secured therein, anda lever pivoted to said bracket shaped plate having open slots in theedges of said lever adapted to hold said link in engagement therewith attimes.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

WALTER D. BARNES. Witnesses:

SAM RANEY, F. W. THOMAS.

Washington, D. C.

